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0 pointsMiddleEndian8y ago0 comments

I consider their quality to be consistently low. This one is basically a weak summary of a Wikipedia article or two along with some overzealous assumptions.

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dboreham8y ago

Either that, or article writing AI is getting surprisingly good.

MiddleEndianOP8y ago

I wouldn't be surprised. A lot of the articles have a similar tone.

twhb8y ago

Funny for me to read this, because I’d sworn off Medium articles too for the same reason, yet never heard other people talking about it.

I wouldn’t say it’s quality overall - many are well-written - rather that virtually none bring anything new to the table, have any insight into their subject. Something about the platform draws people whose goal is to write, not who have something to say.

nautilus128y ago

For my part I think there is a kind of sophomoric "look at me" quality to most Medium articles that makes them mostly about promoting the author rather than pursuing any type of truth. This is why I stopped reading them, I get a twinge of annoyance every time I see medium, because I feel that I am about to read someone's sales pitch as to why they are the smartest, rather than read a genuine pursuit of truth.

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